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SMS group Contracted to Upgrade ArcelorMittal Re-Heat Furnaces

13 November 2019 - ArcelorMittal Asturias is upgrading the walking beam furnaces at its Aviles hot strip mill with new burners, according to the project contractor, SMS group.

Primetals Technologies Receives Order for Arvedi ESP Line

08 November 2019 - An unidentified Chinese steel producer has contracted Primetals Technologies to build a cast-roll plant at a new steel works in the Hebei Province.

Canadian Galvanizer Breaks Ground on New Facility

08 November 2019 - Canada's Corbec Steel recently celebrated the groundbreaking of its new CA$40 million galvanizing plant in Hamilton, Ont., reports CanadianManufacturing.com.

Acerinox Reaches Agreement to Acquire Specialty Alloy Producer VDM Metals

08 November 2019 - The acquisition of VDM Metals Holding GmbH will allow the Spanish stainless steel manufacturer to grow into new markets.

Italian PM Promises to Block ArcelorMittal’s Ilva Exit

07 November 2019 - Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said he will not allow the world’s largest steelmaker to walk away from its agreement to acquire the country’s largest steel works and promised a vigorous court fight if it does.

Report: Chinese Steelmaker Closes in on Outline Agreement to Buy British Steel

07 November 2019 - China’s Jingye Group is said to be at the top of the list to buy the U.K.’s second largest steel producer and could strike a deal in the coming week, according to reports.

SMS group Lands Contract for One Very Large Caster

07 November 2019 - Nucor Corp.’s planned plate mill will be home to one of the world’s largest continuous casters, the company contracted to build the machine said on Thursday.

Nucor Steel Gallatin Processes First ‘Heat-to-Coat’ Coil

06 November 2019 - Nucor Corp.’s Gallatin sheet mill in Kentucky has pickled and galvanized the first coil on its new galvanizing line, reports the equipment supplier on the project.

NLMK Lights Newly Upgraded Blast Furnace

06 November 2019 - Russian steelmaker NLMK has relit the No. 6 blast furnace at its Lipetsk works following an extensive overhaul that increased its output by 8% to 3.4 million metric tons of pig iron per year.

ArcelorMittal to Withdraw from Ilva Acquisition

06 November 2019 - ArcelorMittal has given notice that it will hand back the keys to Italian steelmaker Ilva after Italy’s parliament rescinded its legal protections from environmental prosecutions.

VINA Kyoei Steel Receives Upgraded Fume System From Tenova

06 November 2019 - Tenova subsidiary Tenova Goodfellow Inc. has commissioned a new "peak shaving" exhaust-cooling system at VINA Kyoei Steel in Vietnam, the company announced recently.

U. S. Steel Cements Stake in Big River Steel

06 November 2019 - United States Steel Corporation has finalized its 49.9% acquisition of Big River Steel, the company has announced.

Danieli Chosen to Outfit Nucor Plate Mill

30 October 2019 - Danieli has been awarded a US$330 million contract to equip Nucor Corp.’s greenfield plate mill in Kentucky, the equipment manufacturer announced Wednesday.

Gupta Family Steel Mills to Unite Under One Flag, Liberty Steel Group

29 October 2019 - Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance will consolidate its steel operations into a single, global entity with 18 million metric tons of rolling capacity, Gupta announced Tuesday.

AK Steel, ArcelorMittal Resolve Patent Infringement Dispute

29 October 2019 - AK Steel Corp. and ArcelorMittal are settling a nine-year-old patent infringement case focused on a type of advanced high-strength steel.

Vietnamese Steelmaker Signs Off on New Cold Mill

29 October 2019 - Pomina Flat Steel, a subsidiary of Pomina Steel Group, has signed the final acceptance certificate for its new cold mill complex in Ba Ria - Vung Tau, Vietnam.

Report: Salzgitter to Idle Blast Furnace

28 October 2019 - Germany’s Salzgitter AG has become the latest European steelmaker to curtail production on account of the market downturn , reports commodities news and pricing provider Argus Media.

Fives Wins Equipment Order From Steel Dynamics

28 October 2019 - Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) has contracted Fives for a new high-efficiency skinpass mill to be installed at its GalvTech facility in Pittsburgh, Pa., USA.

A Window Closes For One British Steel Bidder, But Opens for Others

28 October 2019 - Officials from China’s Jingye Group are to visit British Steel this week after the company’s court-appointed receiver and the preferred bidder failed to reach a sales agreement during a 10-week exclusivity period, reports the (London) Financial Times.

Paul Wurth Completes First of Three Hot Stove Upgrades for Russian Mill

28 October 2019 - The first phase of a stepwise technical upgrade to the hot stoves serving a blast furnace at EVRAZ’s ZSMK Works has been completed and the second phase is under way, reports the Paul Wurth Group.

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